Quoting%20commentary for Bava Kamma 99:16

מדרישא ר' ישמעאל סיפא נמי ר' ישמעאל וטעמא דלאושין הא לאו לאושין חייב כגון דארווח ארווחי לרה"ר

he would be exempt,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As it became communal property. ');">²⁵</span> whereas if he dug it and left it open without dedicating it to the public he would be liable. Such also was the custom of Nehonia the digger of wells, ditches and caves; he used to dig wells<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Thus to provide water for the pilgrims who travelled to Jerusalem on the three festivals in accordance with Ex. XXXIV, 23. ');">²⁶</span>

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